Armed forces
Government buys back military homes after ‘disastrous’ privatisation deal cost taxpayer billions
Government buys back military homes after ‘disastrous’ privatisation deal cost taxpayer billions
A privatisation deal that sold off military homes in 1996 cost the taxpayer an estimaed £8bn, the government said
Veterans kicked out of armed forces under ‘gay ban’ to get £75m. But can it right the wrongs?
Veterans kicked out of armed forces under ‘gay ban’ to get £75m. But can it right the wrongs?
Former Royal Navy Commander, Craig Jones MBE leads the campaign for LGBTQ+ military charity Fighting With Pride to bring compensation and justice for victims and those who suffered under the LGBTQ+ ban in the armed froces. Here he writes for the Big Issue
‘I was terrified I would be sent to prison for being gay in the armed forces. I had a mental health crisis’
‘I was terrified I would be sent to prison for being gay in the armed forces. I had a mental health crisis’
Craig Jones founded Fighting with Pride to support LGBT+ veterans who lost so much because of the ban on homosexuality in the military
‘I was forced to leave the navy six weeks after kissing a woman for the first time’
‘I was forced to leave the navy six weeks after kissing a woman for the first time’
‘My partner died of Aids and no one knew because it was illegal to be gay in the armed forces’
‘My partner died of Aids and no one knew because it was illegal to be gay in the armed forces’
People were sacked and imprisoned for being gay in the armed forces. Now they are fighting for justice
People were sacked and imprisoned for being gay in the armed forces. Now they are fighting for justice
A young veteran’s struggle with the cost of living crisis
